Viola
The viola is the slightly larger cousin of the violin. Its sound is a bit lower-pitched and richer. It's used in the orchestra and in string quartets, but it's almost never used in popular music. It usually ends up playing the harmony while the violins play the melody. Because of this secondary role, it's not a very popular instrument. Far more people learn to play the violin than the viola.
That made it a challenge for me to find photos of naked viola players. After much searching, I found one man, who appears in all of today's photos. He is Victor Botene, a professional violist who plays in the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (Brazil Symphony Orchestra), one of Brazil's foremost orchestras, in Rio de Janeiro. The photo above is his official photo on the orchestra's website.
Here's a somewhat less official photo of him.
It turns out he is also a model and has done some nude modeling.
However, frontal views are always artfully concealed in his nude photos.
And this shot, partly obscured by curtains, is the only nude rear view of him that I could find.
I guess some things just have to be left to the imagination.
2 comments:
I personally prefer the lower pitch of the viola. It especially works well with melancholy film scenes.
I very much appreciate the research you to.
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